Reviewing Odysight.ai (NASDAQ:ODYS) & IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP)

IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) and Odysight.ai (NASDAQ:ODYS) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares IPG Photonics and Odysight.ai’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IPG Photonics	2.58%	3.39%	2.98%
Odysight.ai	-1,669.72%	-78.20%	-67.46%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for IPG Photonics and Odysight.ai, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IPG Photonics	1	2	5	0	2.50
Odysight.ai	1	1	2	1	2.60

IPG Photonics currently has a consensus target price of $142.60, indicating a potential upside of 105.45%. Odysight.ai has a consensus target price of $8.57, indicating a potential upside of 312.26%. Given Odysight.ai’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Odysight.ai is more favorable than IPG Photonics.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.8% of IPG Photonics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Odysight.ai shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of IPG Photonics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.9% of Odysight.ai shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

IPG Photonics has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Odysight.ai has a beta of -0.48, indicating that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares IPG Photonics and Odysight.ai”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IPG Photonics	$1.00 billion	2.94	$31.10 million	$0.65	106.78
Odysight.ai	$3.02 million	13.94	-$17.03 million	($1.11)	-1.87

IPG Photonics has higher revenue and earnings than Odysight.ai. Odysight.ai is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IPG Photonics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

IPG Photonics beats Odysight.ai on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IPG Photonics

IPG Photonics Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells various high-performance fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers used in various applications primarily in materials processing worldwide. Its laser products include hybrid fiber-solid state lasers with green and ultraviolet wavelengths; fiber pigtailed packaged diodes and fiber coupled direct diode laser systems; high-energy pulsed lasers, multi-wavelength and tunable lasers, and single-polarization and single-frequency lasers; and high-power optical fiber delivery cables, fiber couplers, beam switches, chillers, scanners, and other accessories. The company also offers integrated laser systems; LightWELD, a handheld laser welding system; 2D compact flat sheet cutter systems and multi-axis systems for fine welding, cutting, and drilling; welding seam stepper and picker, a fiber laser welding tool; high precision laser systems; specialized fiber laser systems for material processing applications; robotic and multi-axis workstations for welding, cutting and cladding, flatbed cutting systems, and diode markers; and laser and non-laser robotic welding and automation solutions. It serves materials processing, communications, medical procedures, and advanced applications and communications markets. The company markets its products to original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and end users through direct sales force, as well as through agreements with independent sales representatives and distributors. IPG Photonics Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

About Odysight.ai

Odysight.ai, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of customized visual solutions for organizations across a variety of industries in the form of micro cameras and supplementary technologies. Its devices can used across the medical, aerospace, industrial, research, and defense industries. The company was founded on March 22, 2013 and is headquartered in Omer, Israel.